Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
11
1
NE
9
0.8
E
11
0.9
NE
8
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
252
262
216
189
151
149
118
112
100
100
82
68
66
66
54
54
42
41
41
40
32
32
24
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM1.77m
4:47AM1.81m
5:25PM1.81m
5:34AM1.80m
6:11PM1.85m
6:18AM1.80m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.50m
11:08AM0.34m
11:32PM0.50m
11:52AM0.32m
00:19AM0.49m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
5:16
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
178
252
262
164
145
145
120
118
100
100
100
82
68
66
66
54
54
42
41
41
40
32
32
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
227
145
145
216
189
151
149
84
112
82
56
55
52
32
31
31
31
17
17
16
15
15
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
45
55
39
20
6
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
12
12
12
12
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
7
18
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
1
82
82
60
82
82
82
82
152
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
4
9
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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